More Lemurs

This time, they are the Lemurs of my mind.

I Was Leap Leap Leaping Along...

Lemurs are exciting creatures.

I saw three of them today at the Nashville zoo do really bizarre things. Including sit together in a circle and pose in strangely Buddha-like positions. The Lemur pictured above is one of the 3.

He approached when we came up to his habitat at the Zoo. I've decided to call him Elijah.

My friend Will has noted on many occasions that monkeys are "like the little catmen". And lemme tell you, world, Lemurs are DEFINITELY like little catmen. Just check out Elijah up thurr. He is a small cat-man, no?

Oh, you wanna know what's truly freaky (but fascinating) about Lemurs? Their hands are like human hands. No seriously. They move their small hands and use them to manipulate objects just like I would.

Wild Things

Hey, world. I haven't blogged in 10,000 years it would seem.

But, all that's about to change.

Well, maybe. I just like the sound of the "But, all that's..." phrase. Don't you?

Where The Wild Things Are the motion picture is coming out soon and I'm mighty excited. I think we all loved the book when we were little and I hope everyone still loves it. Because, guys, The Wild Things are what's up.

So, If you don't know, Mr. Dave Eggers (of McSweeny's fame, Away We Go fame. +Other Fames) wrote the script for it. And Mr. Spike Jonze (Of Pharcyde videos fame, Being John Malkovich fame, Adaption fame + other fames) is directing the movie.

I have to say, Where The Wild Things Are looks like its going to be one of the coolest things. And, Jonze really seems to be making the film with a lot of respect. Giving it a sort of realness a lot of "kids'" movies don't have.

I mean, the Wild Things look real. They aren't the throwaway CGI crazo beasts that look like they were just projected into the movie but obviously aren't there. The Wild Things look and they move and they act like they're real, living things. And that's because they aren't CGI.

Unless it's done with incredible skill, I think CGI injected into live action looks like butt. There are countless examples of butt CGI-in-live action moments. Remember the season finale of Buffy season 3? With the big snake demon? Looks like ass, right?

Beyond the look of Wild Things, it also seems like Max won't just be the typical hero of a kids' movie. I think (at least I hope) Dave Eggers wrote more into Max's character than just the cuteness that main-character-kids are. I think Max will actually be a character and will be an active part of the story. Not just some cute little dude they stuck up there for us to stare at and go "awww..."

I am basing all of these thoughts on The trailers. But, aren't they well-put-together trailers, though? They're very nice.

The trailers make the movie look sort of insane and beautiful. Which, I guess, is what being a kid is. Or, really, what living is.



Also, my cat looks like a wild thing: